Saturday, Jun. 30, 2018 from noon to 5 p.m.

VCUarts Department of Kinetic Imaging offers the third of three workshops in audio field recording, "Capturing the Sound: James River Walks" at Texas Beach. Learn about environmental soundscape and acoustic ecology and use parabolic and binaural microphones to collect sounds on-location in the James River Park System. Led by Kinetic Imaging adjunct faculty Vaughn Whitney Garland, this workshop is part of KI's summer series "Experiments in Sound". $45. Register at the URL below.

For more information, visit https://arts.vcu.edu/kineticimaging/experiments-in-sound/.

Monday, Jul. 2, 2018 from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m.

The Pediatric Asthma Research Team in the VCU Psychology department is holding a meeting for students interested in getting research experience at the Center for Psychological Services and Development, 612-620 N. Lombardy St. The team will provide an overview of the research being conducted, research assistant involvement and general expectations.

Monday, Jul. 2, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Rams in Recovery presents Bryan Boyles, Ph.D., and a discussion about "Developing Resilience" in the first-floor conference room of VCU's Motivate Clinic, Jackson Building, 501 N. Second St. Learn about the elements of resilience and how to develop these traits.

Thursday, Jul. 5, 2018 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

The VCU School of Pharmacy Department of Medicinal Chemistry will present Jiong Li, adjunct professor in the Division of Oral Biology and Medicine, School of Dentistry and Broad Stem Cell Research Center at the University of California, Los Angeles, for a lecture on "Targeting Epigenetic Control of Cancer Stem Cells" in the first floor Founders Conference Room at Biotech One.

The VCU Office of Continuing and Professional Education (OCPE) offers a variety of on-campus and online learning opportunities for VCU faculty, staff, students, alumni and community members. Continuing education is available in: Addiction Studies, Craft Beer, Cultural Competency and Languages, Disability Support Services, Event Planning, Paralegal Studies, Play Therapy Training, and Test Prep for the GMAT, GRE, LSAT, SAT and ACT. Noncredit online courses and certificates in Customer Service, Self-Publishing, Computer Skills, Workplace topics, Google Tools, and Podcasting are also offered.

For more information, visit http://ocpe.vcu.edu.

VCU Recreational Sports Outdoor Adventure Program will be closed on the Fourth of July. Participants are encouraged to visit the Outing Rental Center before the holiday to rent equipment for any holiday needs.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/outdoor-adventure-program/equipment-rental/.

VCU Recreational Sports Aquatics offers swim lessons at either the Cary Street Gym Aquatic Center or MCV Campus Aquatic Center. Private, individualized lessons in two-, four- or six-hour packages are available in 15-, 30-, 45- or 60-minute sessions. See the URL below for cost information.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/programs/aquatics/swim-lessons/private--semi--private-swim-lessons/.

VCU Recreational Sports will be operating on reduced holiday hours for the Fourth of July. Cary Street Gym will be open 9 a.m. - 6 p.m. and the MCV Campus Recreation center will be open from 5:45 a.m. - 6 p.m. Visit the URL below for the full list of revised facility hours.

For more information, visit https://recsports.vcu.edu/facilities/facility-hours/.